The bill prohibits a carrier that offers or issues a health benefit
plan that covers pharmaceutical services, including prescription drugcoverage, or a pharmacy benefit management firm managing thosebenefits for a carrier, from:
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Limiting or restricting a covered person's ability to select apharmacy or pharmacist if certain conditions are met;
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Imposing a copayment, fee, or other cost-sharingrequirement for selecting a pharmacy of the coveredperson's choosing;
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Imposing other conditions on a covered person, pharmacist,or pharmacy that limit or restrict a covered person's abilityto use a pharmacy of the covered person's choosing; or
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Denying a pharmacy or pharmacist the right to participatein any of its pharmacy network contracts in this state or asa contracting provider in this state if the pharmacy orpharmacist has a valid license in Colorado and thepharmacy or pharmacist agrees to specified conditions